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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 1h

#ClimateSolutions are awesome.

Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 3h

It's great peace of mind to know the fridge keeps running in a power outage.

Our power went out last night and we would not have known this morning except for the oven, not on the battery, had its clock reset and blinking from 4 hours earlier.

Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 3h

#RealHeroes Vs #Fascism of @albomp.bsky.social.

Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 6h

It’s great to see the cross bench coming out early and with strength opposing the Govt’s evil #FOI Amendment Bill. Here’s @helenhainesindi.bsky.social’s amendment killing off the ability of the Govt to charge FOI applications fees and for officials to summarily dismiss FOI requests. #auspol

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 3h

#Fascism in action, #USA.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 3h

#FascistFluffers and #Genocide supporters, #Media.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 3h

#Fascism wants some of us dead or gone. It must be rejected in a diverse society.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 4h

Cheers for the lead 🙂

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The Fall Guy @thefallguy.bsky.social · 23h

Dr Alan, check out the BYD Sealion DM-i 6 (Hybrid EV) or Sealion DM-i 7 (Full EV). They're SUVs, but the luggage space is big enough to sleep in. I'm getting about 2,600 kms a month on the Sealion 6, from a 40-litre tank and a weekly charge of 17 kWh (110 kms range full EV - way more as HEV). Magic!

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 4h

#Fascism wants some of us dead or gone. We cannot accept it in any diverse society.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 5h

#RealHeroes

Thee NYC angry black latina mom! ♉️🇩🇴🗽 🐝💛 @urbanmodernism.bsky.social · 18h

Protesters in Portland showing up in costume embody joy as resistance. If those who oppress us can be absurd, so can those fighting for freedom. Humor and creativity remind us that rebellion isn’t only anger—it’s the courage to laugh, to dance, and to exist loudly in the face of control. #Pinks

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 5h

#FascistFluffers in management Vs #RealHeroes in faculty, #USA - #Education.

Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 18h

Uni administrators and trustees: We need viewpoint diversity.

Professor, outside of class: Working class should organize to overthrow capitalism

Uni administrators and trustees: No, not THAT kind of viewpoint diversity

Julie Greene @greeneland.bsky.social · 1d

I just learned, Thomas Alter, tenured professor, has been terminated effective immediately. Shame on Texas State! We mst build support for Tom. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-tex...

Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 5h

#RealHeroes #Fight to #TaxTheRich, #EndOligarchy and #RebuildPublicServices, #UK.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 6h

#ClimateCriminals, #Fascism and #CronyCapitalism, #USA.

Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot.bsky.social · 6h

The Trump administration is intentionally increasing your energy bills to pay back fossil fuel campaign donors.

@whitehouse.senate.gov exposes this corruption in a must-watch speech on the Senate floor.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17h

Ahhh well.

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Jun 5

Anyway, this is just pre-emptive bitch in case the PM forces Chalmers to negotiate with the Libs over superannuation rather than just band with the Greens & pass the bill as is.

Grow up and use the Greens to pass the policies you want.

(Prob tho, when the PM prefers politics to policy)

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#RealHeroes.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 17h

Indicators of Global Climate Change 2025

The latest climate science at a glance — all the key metrics, in one infographic, to explain how continued greenhouse gas emissions are fuelling worsening climate change impacts.
eciu.net/analysis/in...

Indicators of Global Climate Change 2025

The latest climate science at a glance — all the key metrics, in one infographic.

eciu.net

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#Genocide by #Israel - They have not changed how they see the Palestinians. So nothing will change.

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#ClimateReality #Heat #HeatDeath

350 Europe @350europe.bsky.social · 1d

The world’s biggest capital cities are sweltering under 25% more extremely hot days each year than in the 1990s.

Analysts says major cities — from London to Tokyo — need urgent action to protect people from deadly high temperatures 🔥

Governments must act now.

World’s major cities hit by 25% leap in extremely hot days since the 1990s

Capitals from London to Tokyo need urgent action to protect people from deadly high temperatures, analysts say

www.theguardian.com

Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#ClimateSolutions

350 Europe @350europe.bsky.social · 5d

Good green energy news this week!

The world’s wind and solar farms generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year ⚡

Let’s keep the pressure on global leaders at #COP30 to make sure fossil fuel lobbyists don’t throw them off course.

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#RealVillains - #Fascism, #USA.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"I can't remember the quotation exactly, but it's like 'when fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and wearing the cross.' Mike Johnson's the real embodiment of that." - @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#Genocide by #Israel.

they/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 18h

“Israeli” ceasefires only ever apply to the other party. They’ll continue to kill whomever they want, whenever they want until they are stopped. They see themselves as occupying an altogether different moral plane than their enemies, like any colonizer.

Tweet from Quds News Network @QudsNen
BREAKING: Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli quadcopter drones opened fire on residents inspecting their homes in the Shujaiyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#Genocide by #Israel - They have not changed how they see the Palestinians. Nothing will change. Here's how we know:

- They didn't stop bombing when the ceasefire was called.
- They continue to limit aid into Gaza
- They continue to kill Palestinians even after the ceasefire.

This is not genuine.

Geoffrey Hughes @geofffhughes.bsky.social · 18h

My expectations were low but Jesus Christ...

Picture of the destruction in Gaza with thousands of desperate people in the foreground

Headline: Five Palestinians Killed by Israeli forces in Gaza despite ceasefire

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#Consequences of #Fascism, #USA - #FreeMedia?

NPR @npr.org · 19h

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

n.pr

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Dr Adam Levy @climateadam.bsky.social · 19h

I feel this in my soul.

There's so much to say about climate change, climate action, misinformation, links to our other crises...

... But it's hard avoiding burnout when the world is burning.

Keith Frankish @keithfrankish.com · 1d

I've never had more ideas and never had less energy.

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 17h

#EndNeoLiberalism

#TaxTheRich
#EndOligarchy
#RebuildPublicServices
#RestorePublicPower

youtu.be/VIdhnKskSh8?...

Neoliberalism is dying. What comes next?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

youtu.be

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